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• Camilo and Bollywood Star Diljit Dosanjh Team Up for Punjabi-Spanish Crossover ‘Palpita’

  31-08-2023 23:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This song makes me very proud, not just because we did it but what it means in my career and what we are building between his country and mine," Camilo said
  
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• CAA Reportedly Nears $7 Billion Sale Agreement With French Billionaire François-Henri Pinault

  31-08-2023 23:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A little over six weeks ago, Bloomberg reported that French billionaire François-Henri Pinault was in “advanced” talks to buy Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Now, the same outlet has provided additional details about the possible CAA sale, which is reportedly “close” to wrapping. According to the newer of the reports pertaining to the potential buyout – […]
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• Mexico President Defends Yahritza y Su Esencia Following Ruthless Backlash for Mexican Food Comment

  31-08-2023 23:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  "They did not do it in bad faith," Andrés Manuel López Obrado said during his daily press conference. "We have to forgive. They're children"
  
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• Say Hey Mayor Carter! Beyoncé Celebrates Honorary Distinction in Santa Clara

  31-08-2023 22:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  "You know today's special because today I am the mayor," Beyoncé told the crowd at Levi's Stadium
  
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• Garbage’s Shirley Manson on why bands shouldn’t worry about placing on festival line-ups over time

  31-08-2023 21:56 via nme.com
  
  Garbage‘s frontwoman Shirley Manson has explained why bands shouldn’t worry about placing on festival line-ups over time.READ MORE: Garbage: “If you’re as successful as we were in the ‘90s, that is a burden”Manson recently shared a photo on social media of 1998’s Reading Festival lineup, in which Garbage were headlining on the same day that New Order were performing. She explained how daunting it was to see that her band was playing above some of their i
  
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• Taylor Swift's Eras Tour to hit movie theatres

  31-08-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift's Eras Tour will be available to watch in U.S. movie theatres in October.
  
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• Former Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies

  31-08-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  John Illsley of Dire Straits has paid tribute to his late bandmate, Jack Sonni.
  
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• iOS 17 Brings Apple Music SharePlay to CarPlay for Roadtrip Playlists

  31-08-2023 21:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A new update for iOS 17 will allow passengers to add music to CarPlay playlists using SharePlay. Apple promised an overhaul of the CarPlay experience in 2022, which hasn’t appeared so far. Yet the Cupertino giant is introducing a series of incremental updates to get there. First on the list? Apple Music SharePlay now works […]
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• Wargasm announce new single ‘BANG YA HEAD’ featuring Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst

  31-08-2023 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Wargasm have announced a forthcoming collaboration with Limp Bizkit’s frontman Fred Durst titled ‘BANG YA HEAD’.READ MORE: Wargasm – “We love being validated by all the nu-metal daddies”The London rock duo – comprised of Milkie Way and Sam Matlock – took to their official social media pages to share the release date of the single that features the nu-metal legend. The post read: “Wargasm will release ‘BANG YA HEAD’ featuring
  
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• Judge Allows Nick Carter Sexual Assault Countersuit to Move Forward

  31-08-2023 20:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A Las Vegas judge has allowed Nick Carter’s counterclaim against one of the women accusing him of sexual assault to move forward. Nick Carter has repeatedly denied the claims laid out in the case, saying the women are attempting to extort money from him. The Backstreet Boys singer filed counterclaims against Melissa Schuman and Shannon […]
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• Warner Music Inks Album Distribution Deal With Lay Zhang, ‘One of the Biggest Superstars in Greater China’

  31-08-2023 20:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Warner Music Group is officially set to distribute the next studio album from actor, artist, and Chromosome Entertainment CEO Lay Zhang. The major label unveiled its high-profile distribution pact with 31-year-old Lay Zhang, executed specifically via Warner Music China, this morning. Born in Changsha, Hunan, the (seemingly former) EXO member Zhang’s released commercially prominent solo […]
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• Josh O’Connor joined a band to impress FKA Twigs in school: “I don’t think she knows who I am”

  31-08-2023 20:07 via nme.com
  
  Josh O’Connor has admitted he joined a band to try and land a date with FKA Twigs when they were in school together.
  The actor, known for roles in The Crown and God’s Own Country, explained during an interview with GQ how he tried to impress Tahliah Barnett aka FKA Twigs after they both appeared in a school production of Bugsy Malone.READ MORE: FKA Twigs on the cover: “There are so many sides to me that the world hasn’t seen yet” “I really shouldn&rs
  
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• Diddy Is Featuring Literally Everyone on ‘The Love Album: Off the Grid’

  31-08-2023 20:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Weeknd, Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, John Legend, Kehlani, Justin Bieber, and more stars are on the
  
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• APM Music Inks Partnership With AI-Startup Incantio to Improve Catalog Discovery

  31-08-2023 19:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  With the APM Music and Incantio partnership, the CEO of APM Music aims to achieve the goals of ‘illuminating artists’ work.’ Incantio implements AI technology to recommend music for licensing. Adam Taylor, CEO of APM Music, explained how the music technology startup Incantio will assist APM Music in ‘illuminating artists’ work’ by allowing more accurate […]
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• Watch Powerwolf make history for their first-ever augmented reality metal festival performance

  31-08-2023 19:22 via nme.com
  
  Powerwolf have made history as the first-ever band to use augmented reality during their performance at a live music festival.
  The German power metal band teamed up with ARTE Concert and the 0221 Mediaagentur to use video game technology to create a monstrous wolf above the stage in real-time during their set at this year’s edition of Summer Breeze festival on August 18 in Bavaria, Germany.
  Both attendees and viewers of the festival’s livestream were able to see the giant wolf climbi
  
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• UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin leaves to work for PM Rishi Sunak

  31-08-2023 19:08 via nme.com
  
  It has been announced that UK Music’s CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin will be leaving the organisation after three years to become Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s director of strategy.
  Joining in 2020, Njoku-Goodwin served as CEO of the company and helped steer the sector through the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to UK Music, he worked as a special adviser for former health secretary Matt Hancock and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
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• Kylie Minogue Amps Up the ‘Tension,’ Unveils Title Track From New Album

  31-08-2023 18:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tension, featuring the hit "Padam Padam" and 13 other songs, is out Sept. 22
  
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• Doja Cat Reveals New Double Spider Album Art Amid Cover Controversy

  31-08-2023 18:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Previous cover featured the same spider set to appear on the front of an album by a German hardcore band
  
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• 50 Cent Accidentally Strikes Woman With Microphone at Los Angeles Concert

  31-08-2023 18:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  The attendee was reportedly standing in a production area off-stage when she was hit with the equipment he threw from the stage
  
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• Who Keeps Releasing Footage of Rappers in Jail?

  31-08-2023 18:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  A slew of social media pages are using FOIA requests to retrieve footage of rappers in police custody
  
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• Christine And The Queens drop surprise remix of ‘To Be Honest’, featuring SG Lewis

  31-08-2023 18:02 via nme.com
  
  Christine And The Queens have dropped a surprise remix of the track ‘To Be Honest’, featuring SG Lewis.READ MORE: Christine and the Queens live in Paris: a surreal and fantastic voyage into Redcar’s worldThe surprise announcement arrived earlier today (August 31), When Chris simply dropped an image of one of their promotional shots on X (formerly Twitter), bearing handwriting across the image reading: “To Be honest SG Lewis remix out now”.
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• Body found in search for missing poet Gboyega Odubanjo, who went missing at Shambala festival

  31-08-2023 17:22 via nme.com
  
  A body has been found by police, in the search for missing poet Gboyega Odubanjo –  who went missing at Shambala festival last week.
  The 27-year-old was reported missing over the weekend when he failed to turn up for his set at the festival. According to Northamptonshire Police, he was last seen in the county’s Kelmarsh area in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 26).
  Following the missing person’s report, police searched the festival site and surrounding areas in
  
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• Miley Cyrus reflects on “upsetting” controversy around 2008 Vanity Fair cover

  31-08-2023 17:10 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has reflected on the “upsetting” controversy around her 2008 Vanity Fair cover.READ MORE: Miley Cyrus – ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ review: a potent reclamation of powerDiscussing the magazine cover in a recent episode of her ‘Used To Be Young’ TikTok series, in which she looks back at significant moments throughout her career, Cyrus reflected on how much she enjoyed doing the photoshoot.
  “Everybody knows the controversy of the photo
  
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• Overheated: Billie Eilish and mother “proud” to platform change makers at London climate event

  31-08-2023 16:52 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish saluted a collection of “amazing” collaborators as she brought her Overheated climate action event back to London yesterday (30 August). Check out what went down below, along with our interview with Eilish’s mother Maggie Baird.
  At the end of a day of talks, Eilish joined speakers on stage – a range of activists, innovators and thought-leaders – and said: “This is so amazing. I’m just really proud I get to be a helping hand at all.”
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• Jorja Smith: 'If I hear something I love, I'm just going to sing that way'

  31-08-2023 16:41 via music-news.com
  
  Jorja Smith joins Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new album, “falling or flying”, her process
  
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• Police plea for people not to set up own search parties for poet Gboyega Odubanjo missing after Shambala festival

  31-08-2023 16:38 via nme.com
  
  Police searching for Gboyega Odubanjo – a poet who went missing after Shambala festival – have urged the public not to set up their own search parties.
  Odubanjo was reported missing over the weekend when he failed to turn up for his set at the festival. According to Northamptonshire Police, he was last seen in the county’s Kelmarsh area.
  Aged 27, he is an award-winning poet, and was last seen sporting short black dreadlocks, a full-face beard and glasses, as well as wearing a b
  
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• Miley Cyrus Says Her Label Didn’t Believe ‘See You Again’ Would Be a Hit: ‘My Fans Decided Otherwise’

  31-08-2023 16:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The track became the singer's first top 10 hit
  
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• The 1975 announce 2024 European tour

  31-08-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 1975 will begin their European tour on 9 February.
  
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• Anderson Cooper recalls 'mortifying' moment on stage with Madonna

  31-08-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Anderson Cooper joined Madonna on stage during a show in New York in 2015.
  
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• The Road to Beautiful: How Canadian Singer TALK Finds Community and Connection on Tour

  31-08-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  During a relaxed stay in Brooklyn, the TikTok sensation shares his story of self-fulfillment, making friends on the road and good bodega food
  
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• Doja Cat’s new album has near identical artwork to German metal band Chaver

  31-08-2023 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Doja Cat and the German metal band Chaver have near identical artwork for their respective forthcoming new albums – both of which are out on the same day.READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’ review: controversial pop-rapper enters her imperial phaseDoja Cat took to social media on Tuesday (August 29) to reveal ‘Scarlet’, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2021 record ‘Planet Her’, which will arrive on September 22.
  She shared the album artwork in
  
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• Taylor Swift announces concert film of ‘The Eras Tour’

  31-08-2023 15:10 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has announced a concert film for ‘The Eras Tour‘ which will screen in North American cinemas this October.READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in New Jersey: a glittering celebration of every eraTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour will open at theatres in the United States, Canada and Mexico on October 13, where fans will be able to watch the pop star’s history-making live tour on the big screen.
  According to a press release, the concert film will be available to watch in IMAX an
  
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• Hear Fleetwood Mac’s Unreleased Rendition of ‘Go Your Own Way’ From ‘Rumours Live’

  31-08-2023 14:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Live album capturing band's August 29, 1977 gig at Los Angeles' the Forum arrives September 8
  
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• Paris Jackson received death threats for not acknowledging father Michael’s birthday

  31-08-2023 14:47 via nme.com
  
  Paris Jackson – the daughter of late pop icon Michael Jackson – has recalled being sent death threats for not acknowledging her father’s birthday online.
  The musician took to social media earlier this week to recall the harassment she faced from Michael Jackson super-fans, who criticised her after she chose not to post anything online on what would have been his 65th birthday.
  Here, she explained the reasons behind her lack of acknowledgement of the event, explaining that when
  
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• Steps star Claire Richards on unlikely chart battle with Burna Boy: 'It's crazy!'

  31-08-2023 14:29 via music-news.com
  
  Claire Richards thinks it is "crazy" that she could have a number one album, more than 25 years on from when she first found fame in Steps.
  
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• Taylor Swift Announces Eras Tour Concert Film

  31-08-2023 14:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour hits theaters on Oct. 13
  
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• Hozier: 'I knew that there was a lot of light and shade on the record'

  31-08-2023 14:13 via music-news.com
  
  Hozier joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for a conversation around his recently released album, Unreal Unearth. Zane
  
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• Griff has to spend more time on social media rather than making music: 'It's kind of sad!'

  31-08-2023 13:59 via music-news.com
  
  Griff spends more time on social media than making music as she admits that even record companies struggle to know what they are doing with platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
  
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• Anderson Cooper recalls “mortifying” experience of Madonna spanking and humping him on stage

  31-08-2023 13:53 via nme.com
  
  Anderson Cooper has reflected on the “mortifying” experience he had with Madonna, when the Queen of Pop began spanking and humping him on stage.READ MORE: Madonna’s 10 best singles ever – ranked!The professional journalist recalled the moment he attended a Madonna concert back in 2015, in a new interview – describing how the singer invited him onto the stage with her in an unexpected twist.
  The moment took place during the musician’s ‘Rebel Heart’
  
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• Natasha Bedingfield reveals why she split from record label: 'I want my music to mean something!'

  31-08-2023 13:49 via music-news.com
  
  Natasha Bedingfield is "always working" on new music but doesn't want to just re-create her old hits.
  
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• HAIM tease that they’ve been working with Jai Paul on new music

  31-08-2023 13:34 via nme.com
  
  In a new interview, HAIM have teased that they might have been working with Jai Paul on new music.READ MORE: Haim live in London: sisters make huge return to spiritual homeThe Los Angeles-trio – made up of sister Alana, Danielle and Este Haim – performed their massive London headline show at All Points East on Monday (August 28) and spoke to Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 about new music during their stop in the UK.
  Along with discussing the 10th anniversary of their debut album &lsqu
  
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• Robbie Williams recalls soiling himself on stage with Take That

  31-08-2023 12:51 via nme.com
  
  Robbie Williams has recalled soiling himself while he was performing on stage with Take That.READ MORE: Robbie Williams live at Mad Cool 2023: still the ultimate showmanThe British pop star took to his social media channels to share the anecdote with fans, telling them that it left him feeling “like death” while performing.
  The moment took place during the Take That reunion tour, when Williams rejoined his old bandmates for a tour of the UK and Europe but fell victim to food poisonin
  
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• Oliver Anthony says debate around ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ is “really funny to watch”

  31-08-2023 12:39 via nme.com
  
  Oliver Anthony, the country artist behind the viral release ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’, has said that it’s been “really funny to watch” the debate and controversy surrounding his song.READ MORE: Who is viral ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ singer Oliver Anthony and why is he controversial?Anthony has experienced a month of viral fame after a video of him performing his song ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ went live on August 8. It has since
  
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• Nick Carter facing third sexual assault lawsuit

  31-08-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Nick Carter has been accused of providing drugs and alcohol to a minor.
  
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• Finneas debuts new song at intimate London gig for first UK headline show

  31-08-2023 12:26 via nme.com
  
  Finneas performed his debut UK headline show at Electric Ballroom in London last night (August 30) and performed a brand new track. Check out the full setlist, videos and pictures below.READ MORE: On The Cover – Finneas: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond”
  The artist’s ‘one night only’ gig at the 1500-capacity Camden venue came just one day after he performed alongside sister Billie Eilish at her own intimate gig, w
  
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• ABBA legend Agnetha Faltskog releases first new solo music in 10 years

  31-08-2023 12:14 via music-news.com
  
  ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog has announced 'A+’, a reimagined version of her acclaimed 2013 solo album ‘A’ including brand new song 'Where Do We Go From Here?’.
  
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• Roisin Murphy says pop mainstream is drowning in 'confessional music'

  31-08-2023 12:09 via music-news.com
  
  Roisin Murphy is not a fan of pop stars confessing to "normal" things.
  
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• Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison says ‘Stop Making Sense’ re-release was a “healing experience” for the band

  31-08-2023 12:03 via nme.com
  
  Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads has said that the re-release of their film Stop Making Sense acted as somewhat of a “healing experience” for the band.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days”The musician reflected on the 1983, Jonathan Demme-directed concert film in a new interview on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast, and explained how re-releasing the film has helped the members grow close
  
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• Imagine Dragons release ‘Starfield’ anthem ‘Children Of The Sky’

  31-08-2023 11:42 via nme.com
  
  Imagine Dragons have released ‘Children Of The Sky’, a song created for upcoming sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) Starfield.READ MORE: Imagine Dragons at Reading Festival: a feel-good set straight from the heartIncorporating the game’s main musical theme from Inon Zur, the song’s official music video takes the viewer on a tour of the array of planets that Starfield will feature. Check out ‘Children Of The Sky’ below:“Bethesda created iconic games we’
  
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• The 1975 announce 2024 UK and European ‘Still At Their Very Best’ tour

  31-08-2023 11:31 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 have announced a 2024 UK and European ‘Still At Their Very Best’ tour – find all the details below and buy tickets here.READ MORE: The 1975: “I’d rather be a pretend supervillain than some pretend hero”The newly announced dates include two nights at London’s O2 – which will be the band’s biggest European shows to date – and will signal the end of the ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ era.
  The 1975 will kick off th
  
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